Settlers

West Bank Palestinian farmers face attacks, olive theft from settlers as violence continues

The attacks have accelerated ahead of an election next week in which opinion polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his pro-settler coalition could lose to more critical opponents.

Palestinians, along with Jewish and international peace activists, take part in the olive harvest in the town of Idhna, west of Hebron in the West Bank, October 13, 2026.
Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir meets with officers of the Central Command during a tour of the West Bank.

IDF deploys new Border Police company as Jewish extremist violence rises in West Bank

Israeli security forces and armed settlers evacuate activists from the area of olive tree plantation in Idna village near Hebron, on October 13, 2026.

IDF, Shin Bet arrest 10 suspects connected to attack on US journalist, EU diplomats in West Bank

Israeli military forces fire tear gas and disperse Palestinian farmers, preventing them from continuing the olive harvest as they attempt to cross an iron gate erected by the Israeli army in the village of Salem, east of Nablus in the West Bank, October 17, 2026.

IDF dismantles illegal West Bank outposts amid rise in nationalist violence


UK working on plan to ban all trade with Israeli settlements, minister says

The news came as the EU also tried to ban trade with Israeli settlements.

JEWISH SETTLERS are seen at the unauthorized Beit Anot outpost in the Gush Etzion area of the West Bank after being informed of an expected evacuation, June 1, 2026.

British lawmakers press government for immediate ban on Israeli West Bank settlement imports

“If settlements are illegal, why have we not made an outright ban on trade? What exactly is it that we’re waiting for?” said Abtisam Mohamed, a Labour politician.

Member of Parliament Abtisam Mohamed looks on on the day Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a ministerial statement on Hamas' October 7 attack anniversary and the Middle East at the House of Commons, in London, Britain, October 7, 2024.

Ro Khanna's West Bank detention exposed Israel's settler dilemma - analysis

Israel must avoid falling into the trap of future visitors who may seek to set up IDF soldiers for a fall so as to embarrass the country in the global sphere.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

Netanyahu denies settler community behind Khanna West Bank incident

Netanyahu says he 'doesn't want vigilantes in West Bank,' after Rep. Khanna incident with settlers

 ISRAEL-US-IRAN-WAR Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a news conference in Jerusalem on June 15, 2026

One detail in the IDF statement changes the whole Ro Khanna story - comment

The army's account has one armed man. His tweet has settlers, plural, brandishing rifles. Somebody's description is wrong, and it can be checked.

US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) is interviewed by Reuters during a visit to Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 9, 2026.

Four settlers who attacked CNN crew in West Bank arrested by Israel Police

The CNN crew was in Sinjil covering the one-year anniversary of Saif Musallet's death, a Palestinian-American killed by Israeli settlers in July 2025.

Israeli settlers attack CNN crew in the West Bank, July 11, 2026.

UN agency records over 5,330 alleged settler attacks in West Bank since 2023

According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), since 2023 there have been “over 5,330 settler attacks resulting in casualties, property damage or both.”

View of a burnt Palestinian car after it was set on fire by settlers during a settler attack on the town of BeitFurik, east of Nablus in the West Bank; Illustrative.

Hijacking history: How messianic extremists are weaponizing Israeli archaeology - opinion

Right-wing extremists have spent decades perfecting the use of archaeology to promote their messianic ideology and sabotage diplomatic efforts.

View of a graffiti sprayed by unknown attackers, ancient archeological site of Sebastia, near the West Bank city of Nablus, November 30, 2024.

We are at war: How settler extremists are attacking Palestinians, Israeli democracy - opinion

While the majority of us look away, a determined minority is reshaping our country.

A Palestinian house after an incident with Israeli settlers in Bruqin village near Salfit, in the West Bank last month.

Israeli settler group crosses Syria border again, spends night on Mount Hermon

Following their activities earlier this week, a group of activists once again climbed into the Mount Hermon area, in the newly controlled areas under IDF authority beyond the official border line.

A member of the HaBashan Pioneers movement puts on tefillin on Mount Hermon, July 9, 2026.